(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)WASHINGTON Tears streamed down Brooke Morelands face as she watched tens of thousands gather on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to decry systemic racism and demand racial justice in the wake of several police killings of Black Americans.
Im going to do all that I can to encourage, promote, to mobilize and whats at stake is the future of our nation, our planet.
Im going to hold these elected officials that are in office now accountable and Im going to vote in November and hold those same people accountable.
That was clear as the Movement for Black Lives also marked its own historic event Friday a virtual Black National Convention that featured several speakers discussing pressing issues such as climate change, economic empowerment and the need for electoral justice.
I do think voting and recognizing what an election should be is a way to kind of exercise that muscle.